Truthful description?

The one CL we visited recently had a bend in the road to the right with branches overhanging and not wanting to scratch the caravan I went a bit wide. 

Luckily the wife was walking in front of the vehicle to guide me as she nearly fell in a ditch that was hidden by long grass.  I stopped with part of my tyre overhanging the drop.

I the front wheel had gone down the drop, it woudl have been extremely difficult to get thr truck out as we could not be pulled from behind as no room and no one could get to the front of us as they woudl not have been able to get around.

Basically the site was not very accessible for twin axle caravans but no mention of this on the website and you cannot see this from using Google Earth!

Which CL was it, surfer? And have you mentioned the access problems in a review? If other members are anything like us they rely more on other member reviews than the official site description.

I can never understand why more members don't leave reviews on CLs.

The last time I was at the CC site called High Onn. I remarked to my wife that the access road could be a problem for inexperienced caravanners due to the  road width and lack of passing places. Certainly no room for outfits to pass each other.  We arrived mid afternoon so everybody who should have left the site would have left at noon and we met no traffic coming the other way. 

So narrow approach roads to CL's and farms  IMO is understandable,

 ,but  I would have thought that the access roads approaching a CC main site would have been made more caravan friendly particularly for those with limited towing experience. 

K 

Street view is the best if you want to check access. There is one CL we use that has difficult access (stated in the details) and it's easy to check any of them out. Field hedges are just being cut now so through the summer access will get more difiicult to many rural sites, you need to bear the seasons in mind.

No idea how long your van is Surfer, but if it is a long established CL, it may well date back to when 15ft was considered a "big" van. One of the things we often notice with some sites is just how long some of the Vans and MHs are in comparison to say 20 years ago. Not a criticism in any way, just an observation.

 although it would be fairly simple to hardcore a few spots.  

Perhaps the CC does not own any of the suitable spots?

I've noticed considerable development of wind farms in Scotland has resulted in many tight corners being "improved"  including some nice mono-blocking across roundabouts and even completely new lengths of remote road being built.

Hmm I wonder if my place might have been considered too close to the Market Rasen Racecourse site around 2 miles but I had the potential to stay open all year.  

The last time I was at the CC site called High Onn. I remarked to my wife that the access road could be a problem for inexperienced caravanners due to the  road width and lack of passing places. Certainly no room for outfits to pass each other.  We arrived mid afternoon so everybody who should have left the site would have left at noon and we met no traffic coming the other way. 

So narrow approach roads to CL's and farms  IMO is understandable,

 ,but  I would have thought that the access roads approaching a CC main site would have been made more caravan friendly particularly for those with limited towing experience. 

K 

.If the site owner/leaser has a say over the access road

Hmm I wonder if my place might have been considered too close to the Market Rasen Racecourse site around 2 miles but I had the potential to stay open all year.  

Such a shame Pippah that you were not able to open your CL. Are you reconsidering trying to have another go at getting approval?

I am not sure NTH - it might or might not fit in with the way things are going but it is an option I will think of.